The question is not simply how much we spend on defence, but what we understand defence and security to mean, says SIMON BRIGNELL
The coronavirus crisis shows that our traditional ideas about ‘security’ are totally wrong
Safety and security cannot be found in an ever-expanding military — and it’s taken a deadly pandemic to show this, says SYMON HILL
An Emergency Department Nurse
Given the recent rejection of peace proposals by Israel the world must provide an immediate and resolute response to force accountability on Gaza, argues RAMZY BAROUD
MARK SEDDON tries to cool off in the countryside to avoid the heatwaves but the greed and incompetence of the privatised water industry is now at boiling point
The disputed election of a far-right president, who is also a US citizen, signals further consolidation of Washington’s regional power and represents a threat to the country’s democracy and sovereignty, writes WT WHITNEY JNR
by Her Excellency Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the United Kingdom
DR STEPHEN WILKINSON assesses the life and legacy of a revolutionary giant
WHAT makes you safe? What makes you secure? There are many likely answers during the coronavirus crisis: the NHS, regular hand-washing, the support of family and friends.
Many would feel safer if the NHS were better funded, if social care were more readily available, if mental health services were not woefully inadequate.
But who would say that safety can be found in bombs and guns and a nuclear-armed military alliance?
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